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whetstone

On-Yomi: レイ

Koohii stories:

1) [blannk] 6-9-2009(23): Whatstone would make the best whetstone? I wandered ten thousand cliffs in search of an answer.

2) [Megaqwerty] 22-6-2007(12): A whetstone so notorious that it had destroyed ten thousand cliffs.

3) [n1williams] 29-12-2009(4): If you have an unusually long sword you may need a special WHETSTONE to sharpen it. Find a large ROCK on the side of a CLIFF and then rub the sword against it about TEN THOUSAND times to produce a keen edge.

4) [abaddon] 25-5-2008(3): Stone, cliff/10.000: That is the cliff where those 10.000 people have died (see also horse chestnut (#514 栃)). The guilty parties have been apprehended and the stone block has been set ready for the beheading. A whetstone is used to sharpen the executioners' axe.

5) [astridtops] 17-11-2006(3): That cliff is made of a stone type that makes very good whetstones. And there is enough to make another 10.00o.

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